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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to comment on the university funding model. It is also fortunate that the Committee on Education just took us to a very engaging sensitisation with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) caucus. The focus was purely on what we are discussing now. We are very convinced that the Committee on Education will be able to tackle some of the challenges. The university funding model has real challenges out there. I remember sharing with the Committee on Education and all of us agreed that there are challenges that we must face as a country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, even as we sit here, I was with some university students yesterday and a number of our university students are not living in the hostels. Those hostels are vacant. They are not vacant because the students cannot use them; no. They are vacant because students cannot afford them. The payment for the hostels, food and fees as is structured in the funding model, are untenable. What is the main objective of us taking children to school? It is also worth noting that not all bright students that go to universities come from able families. A number of our people will not afford university education with the new university funding model. Therefore, it must be attended to. Secondly, I must mention the challenges we are having with the Junior Secondary School Education. Right now, there is a rush to build classrooms for Grade 9 students. As a country, are we saying that we are not able to plan for our children? That as they grow from one level to the next, we cannot plan so that we do things in a rush. I will also repeat the same issue I have always repeated here, that JSS is not being handled properly. There are no adequate teachers to handle the nine teaching subjects in our schools. A majority of the schools have a maximum of four subjects being covered against nine subjects. How will our candidates in future compete with other candidates in the region and internationally? The challenges in the JSS must be addressed. I support."
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